action. lawmakers way in on the passenger dragging. also a shooting and car crash end with a man's injury and woman's narrow escape. next. ♪ ♪ "action news" delaware valley's leading news program with jim gardner. ♪ >> these are the images causing a major uproar among americans and travelers throughout the world. a 69-year-old doctor from

kentucky was forcibly removed from a united airline's flight sunday night from chicago to louisville to make room for united airline employees who needed the seats. >> it's tuesday night and the big story on "action news" is the continuing fallout from disturbing events onboard 4211 at chicago o'hare. the passenger is 69-year-old medical doctor david dow. he is now in hospital being treated for injuries from being dragged off the plane. turns out dow was convicted of prescribing drugs to a person he was sexually involved. tonight we reached out to dow to resolve the situation. annie mccormick is live at

philadelphia international. the public has been waiting for united to give this man an apology. the company ceo seemed to make a better effort today. >> jim, that's right. the ceo changed his tuned to calling this a truly horrific event and vowing to make changes as lawmakers ask for changes across the industry and they are asking united for answers. >> outrage continues over this video of a united airline customer dragged out ofts seat screaming and left bloody. some flyers say it's all people are talking about. >> did you see the united thing? yes, i did. we agreed it was outrageous. >> according to united airlines, employees on an express flight called for four people to give up their seats because the flight crew needed the seats.

they were offered money but there were no takers. they picked four people at random but this pea passenger refused. united said the customer was disrupt i have and belligerent. then today they said it's never too late to do the wrong thing. we are going to fix what's broken so this never happens again. >> when we as citizens step on a plane we don't automatically lose our rights as citizens. >> brendan boyle called for an investigation. ten senators ordered united to investigate best practices as to how this could happen by a person cleared by the ts and with a purchased ticket.

governor chris christie called on the governor of transportation to do a thorough review to be completed april 30th. annie mccormick, channel6 "action news." back to you. >> annie, thank you. tomorrow the united ceo will give an interview on "good morning america" at 7:00 a.m. >> a street is closer to reopening as crews made significant progress restoring the roadway. the street's department poured concrete to fill in the hole between walnut and locust. tomorrow morning they start working with asphalt. this began 24 hours ago with the repair of a water break. it got complicated because there were live wires underground.

the city expects to have water flowing again by tomorrow evening's rush hour. it happened on the 72nd street of rodney street. a gunman fired at a late model jaguar hitting the driver twice while the driver was stopped at a stop sign. dann cuellar is at einstein medical center. what are the details? >> the nice weather brought people out to engage in all sorts of activities. one guy thought it was a good day to shoot someone driving a car that he was having a beef with on a nice street while a number of people were out and about. >> the dramatic scene, a 2011 jaguar crashed head on into a tree after the 23-year-old driver was struck by gunfire. a woman in the passenger seat says a man suddenly jumped in front of the car and started

shooting. >> bullets were striking the vehicle she was in. she immediately ducked down and wasn't able to give us more information. >> the driver was struck several times and taken to einstein medical center. the woman passenger was not struck. >> it's almost miraculous that the female in the front passenger seat wasn't struck by gunfire. >> at least 12 shots were fired some of the bullets striking parked vehicles, shatting the window of a silver suv that had a bible on the dashboard and sign that read "member of the clergy." >> we are fortunate in that regard that no one else was struck by gunfire knowing that in this quiet neighborhood more than likely there were many

people out enjoying the weather. >> at last word the victim was undergoing surgery upgraded from critical to stable. information on the gunman is scant since the passenger ducked down before getting a good look at him. dann cuellar, "action news." jim? >> a judge will rule thursday in the ami yo joyner francis trial. it turns out she had a rare undiagnosed heart di condition. lawyers for the three 17-year-old girls involved in the case had no way to know there could have been such serious consequences. >> jury selection for the bill

cosby trial begins may 22nd in pittsburg. cosby's attorneys argued it's too hard to find unbiased jurors in this area because of the all of the publicity the case has gotten. they'll come to norristown for the trial itself set to begin june 5th. the jurors will be scwessed for what could be a two week trial. a philadelphia juror acquitted a detective accused of breaking a man's leg with a kick. 44-year-old adam o'donnell wants his old job back. he served nine years before his arrest. >> white house press secretary sean spicer ignited a fire storm as he tried to paint syrian president asaad as worse than

adolf hitler. >> you had someone like hitler who didn't sink to using chemical weapons. you have to ask yourself if you are russia, is this something you want to align yourself with? a hitler's gas chambers killed 1,000,000 of the 6,000,000 jews killed in the holocaust. >> he gave an apology. >> i used an insensitive reference to the holocaust for which there is no comparison. i apologize. it was a mistake to do that. >> house minority leader nancy pelosi asked for his firing saying the comments were insensitive coming the second night of pass over.

>> there is some expectation that tillerson may meet with vladimir putin. putin rejected claims that syrian president asaad was responsible for the chemical attacks and russia covered it up. putin says it was a rebel stronghold. putin said we have seen this already with the unfounded claims of weapons of mass destruction in iraq. the fbi will monitor the communications of carter paige adviser to donald trump last summer. this was a probe into the trump campaign and russia. >> the mayor is proposing the first tax cut in a decade. city council unanimously approved don guardian's

$206 million budget in addition to cutting property taxes 5%, the budget slashes public safety spending $8 million and administrative costs another $5 million. the mayor described the plan as a collective effort that will benefit residents. >> a somber and meaningful candle light ceremony was held for police officers killed in the line of duty. it was hosted by the nonprofit organization victim service center. the discovery of a grenade in a port richmond allie led to tense moments this afternoon. anthony fisher describes how he was taking out the trash and at first thought it was a toy and

picked it up. >> i realized how heavy it was. i had my neighbor call the cops for me. >> the bomb unit arrived determining the bomb was innetter and posed no danger. >> the parking authority is spending all mobile payments. the pta says the company that runs the meter up app is having financial trouble and can't meet its obligations. the program that launched 2015 will be suspended until a new operator can be found. >> african-american business and community leaders like kenny gamble and reverend waller have introduced something called "i buy black" card, a program to encourage if if i philadelphiao

spend their money in black businesses. >> do you feel you try to make a cautious effort to buy from a black owned business? >> yes, i do. the only way a black owned business is going to thrive if we patronize them. >> not enough are doing this. >> a dollar stays in the black community six hours. >> what does that mean to you as a black business owner? >> the resources don't come our way. >> the coalition of african-american business owners hope to change that featuring an i buy black card offering 15% off. >> this has nothing to do with racism.

it's keeping money in your own family. >> it's basically translating to you helping the community. >> he owns minuteman press in philadelphia. >> the more customers we have, the more we are able to build. the more you build, the more people we get off the street. >> so far 80 businesses have signed up to participate. organizers hope by the end of the year there will be 500 along with 10,000 card holders. christie ileto, "action news." >> still to come, the short lived and troubled marriage behind the california teacher shooting. >> and a sister is reunited with her family in south jersey. >> 82-degrees. 20-degrees above normal. the temperatures are going to

fall through the rest of the week. we have the easter weekend forecast coming up. >> and ducis rogers with the phillies/metts rivalry when "action news" continues tonight. ♪ ♪ tertomorrow on "action news," summer concert season is around the corner. we have tips to keep you safe. >> and in case something happens on the morning commute, it's all right here.

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we do business where you do business. >> the man who opened fire in a san bernardino school accused his wife of infidelity. seed drik and karen were married in january and separated last month. when he failed to win her back he went to her special education classroom firing eight shots before taking his own life. the governor of florida has declared a state of emergency. there are 107 wildfires burning across the state. it's the driest it's been in a while and they are warning people to be ready in case they need to leave their homes. outside orlando 100 people at a

girl scout camp were forced to flee. >> there were tears in new jersey as a family was reunited. minerva rodrigues hasn't seen her siblings in 44 years. she ran away when she was 16. seven years ago her family tracked her down to portland, oregon. at the time she didn't have the money or nerve to come home. when she heard her terminally ill brother asked to see her, she had to make the trip. >> i had to see them again. i'm terrified of planes. i have to see my brother. >> the family can't make up for all of the lost time, but they plan to make the most of the years ahead. let's get the seven-day

forecast, adam joseph. >> temperatures are back closer to normal but nice for the upcoming holiday weekend. you can see the changes near harrisburg and north potsville. light showers breaking up. as the boundary passes through, it's a lot of clouds and isolated showers and winds shift. ithe ak cam showing a lot of people in shorts, tee shirts, taking advantage of "dining out" doors or grabbing ice cream with the kids. 68 in philadelphia. 69 trenton. wilmington, 62. the warmer spots, reading and allentown. warmer as you move away from the wind off the water only in the

50s cape may as well as beach haven. satellite and radar, we have the front from the north and west here. limited moisture with it. it's scattered at this point as it continues its journey toward us, it loses more steam so to speak. it's a small ribbon of clouds passing through during the middle part of the morning hours. a spotty shower, 62-degrees, 6:00 in the morning, 6:04 at 8:. you can see the window of clouds. that's passing through. they are not really thick. a lot of sun can filter through it. by the afternoon, off the cost, 3:00 or 3:30, everyone enjoying full sunshine back in control.

after clouds in the morning, winds are up 8 to 16 miles per hour returning sun in the afternoon. not 80s, but can't complain, closer to normal in the 70s. pleasantly mild despite kicking it down more to 67 and a system in the midwest swings a warm front through at the end of the week and beginning of the upcoming weekend to bring in the 80s. the accuweather seven-day forecast, 74 with spotty showers, clouds giving way to sun tomorrow. bright but cooler, 67 thursday. 65 good friday partly sunny. then we warm up to 70, saturday, sun and clouds, 80s back for easter sunday, looking good for the easter egg hunts. scattered showers and thunderstorms. 70 monday, tuesday with sunshine

and clouds, looking good for the next seven days. >> pretty good. thank you, adam. >> an elementary school in maple shade is raising money for the autism speaks foundation. the 11th annual walk, making the trek from the school to the high school for the faculty basketball game. last year the school raised $3,000. >> women organized against rape posted the bridge of courage in center city recognizing lorraine for her tireless adequacy. retired police captain john dash by received the humanitarian award for his service advocating for victim's rights. ♪ ♪

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for a trainer. right forearm strain. ccabrera attacks. in the third inning, third home run of the game. duda hits two. after the game, morgan with options of aaa. metts blast the phillies, 14-4. >> another embarrassing game against the metts. we made too many bad pishes and they didn't miss them. >> hanging sliders all over the place. they didn't miss them. we'll figure those guys out. >> eventually. >> flyers held their exit interview today. an important question to answer, how big of a change is needed to make it a playoff team?

>> i think we are not far off. we have shown we can be a good team. good teams are more consistent than this year. >> we have to step up the game, get to the playoffs and start winning series. if you don't, it will get blown up. >> still ahead, we hear what the nfl draft might mean to philadelphia and villanova's basketball team. ♪fast, rhythmic drumming it's now open in the poconos! america's largest indoor waterpark. kalahari resorts & conventions book your african adventure now!

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transformed to one of the nfl biggest stages. the draft is getting closer. we look at the preparations already completed. the structure is enormous. ron sees this as an opportunity for the city to shine. >> i think it will pay huge benefits down the line for philadelphia. not only the couple hundred thousand people at the draft but the television ability of the city. 40,000,000 people will see our city over three days. >> the draft is 16 days away. >> it's a villanova basketball party. jay wright the coach of the year. josh hart the big five leading scorer. the big five banquet is monday. that's sports. >> thank you, deucic.

archbishop wood students spent six hours on their feet tonight dancing an moving arnold. around. the school held its minithon to help families affected by childhood cancer. with the help of friends, family and local business donations, they hope to raise $50,000. next "jimmy kimmel live." "action news" continues at 4:30 with pamela edwards, matt o'donnell, and karen rodgers with traffic. for ducis rogers, cecily tynan and the entire "action news" team, i'm jim gardner. goodnight.

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